Neighbors chased down and held a man who prosecutors say attacked a jogger on the 606 Trail; the suspect appeared for a June 30 detention hearing.

A River North traffic stop on July 1 led deputies to recover a loaded handgun and suspected cannabis; prosecutors approved a felony weapons charge.

A Hampshire man has been ordered held after police say he abducted and sexually assaulted a 9-year-old in Pingree Grove. Investigators arrested a suspect after forensic and surveillance leads.

A cybertip and digital forensics led Aurora police to arrest Dustin J. Rumple; he faces six felony counts tied to alleged child sexual abuse material.

A Kane County judge handed Dru K. Jarvis a 96‑year term for a 2020 Elgin road‑rage shooting that killed Francisco Trujillo‑Uscanga.

Nine years after a West Garfield Park hit-and-run killed 27-year-old Katina Runnels, her mother keeps pressing police for answers while Chicago grapples with street‑safety challenges.

A naked suspect is jailed after police say three women were assaulted near the DeKalb Public Library and farmers market; two were treated at a hospital and charges are pending.

A Palatine narcotics probe on Monday turned up firearms, body armor and a range of drugs. Two residents were arrested and now face multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.

U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros announced Operation New Dawn’s results: 179 people charged and hundreds of fugitives arrested after a roughly 60‑day multi‑agency sweep in Chicago and Rockford.

A Chicago man drew a 151-month federal sentence after spraying tellers with pepper spray and discharging a fire extinguisher during a Northbrook bank robbery.

Two men linked to a Chicago-based ring pleaded guilty in Missoula to obtaining oxycodone with forged prescriptions; sentencing is set for Nov. 10, 2026.

A fight at a West Side home left a 25-year-old woman hospitalized and a 33-year-old man in custody on July 2. Police say the argument turned physical and charges are pending.

Thieves drove an SUV into a Loop Circle K around 4:19 a.m. and made off with the store’s ATM; police say no one was hurt. Surveillance clips circulated online show masked suspects loading a waiting vehicle.